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Two people swim through turbulent, churning brown-white river water, sending up heavy splashes and spray. The figure on the right, with wet dark hair and an arm raised, faces sideways and breathes above the surface, while the figure on the left is largely submerged with only the head and one arm visible. No identifiable a person candidate is present, and there is no ritual, discourse or ashram setting visible.

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Two swimmers churn through rough, foamy white river water. The swimmer on the right wears a black cap with a white band and has his head turned above the surface, arms stroking through spray. A second swimmer at the left edge, bare-shouldered with a dark cap, reaches forward. The water is turbulent and milky with splashing whitecaps. No ritual setting or identifiable individual is evident, and the scene appears to be a river swim.2014-07-27A person with wet dark hair swims or bathes in churning, pale grey-brown water, arms extended forward and splashing up a spray of droplets. Only the head, shoulders and one outstretched arm are visible, and the face is partly hidden by the water. No robes, garlands or ritual objects are visible.2014-07-27A man with short dark hair swims in churning, muddy grey-brown water, one arm thrust forward through a spray of white splashes. He wears a white undergarment and is shown from the side, with his shoulders and head above the surface. No ritual objects or identifiable setting are visible beyond the river water.2014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27February 13 20132013-02-13May 01 20142014-05-01A bare-chested person with wet dark hair plunges or splashes through turbulent, churning brown water. One arm reaches up above the surface, and a wooden pole or stick extends diagonally from the top of the frame. Spray and water droplets fill the scene. The figure's appearance is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, and no distinctive ceremonial cues such as saffron clothing, malas or crown are apparent.2013-02-05July 27 20142014-07-27February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph of men bathing in a river, with water splashing up around them. Several men in the foreground are waist-deep in the murky water, mostly bare-chested and wearing shorts or white vests, some with rudraksha-style beads or thin cords around their necks, one raising his hands to his face. Behind them, a crowd of shirtless and shorts-clad men stands on the bank, including a man in a red shirt and another in a blue shirt, and one man in a striped cloth wrap. No clearly identifiable ceremonial figure is visible in the scene.2014-07-27A crowd of men bathes in a river, splashing water near stone steps and a blue structure. Several men wear white sleeveless undershirts and some are bare-chested. One man in front, wearing a white vest, bends forward with hands cupped near his face as water sprays around him. Another man at left raises his hands and smiles. Onlookers stand on the steps in the background.2014-07-27A photograph of a bald man bathing in the river at dusk, standing chest-deep in grey water with his hands pressed together at his chest and his face tilted upward as water splashes around him. Behind him at left another man sits partly submerged, with a small lit lamp floating on the water. In the background a wooden boat with a canopy and a few seated people sits on the hazy river under a pale sky. The man is bare-chested with no visible saffron clothing, rudraksha or other distinctive adornments, so his identity is not established by appearance.2015-10-11